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Memoir of War
“From the life of Marguerite Duras”
6.1 / 10• 2017• 2h 6m•PG-13• French
Drama
Storyline
In the last days of the Nazi-occupied France, writer Marguerite Duras awaits the return of her husband, Robert Antelme, arrested for being a Resistance fighter and then deported, while she maintains a tense relationship with her ambiguous lover and a dangerous game with a French collaborationist. Even when the Liberation arrives, she must still endure the unbearable pain of waiting.
Cast & Crew
Mélanie Thierry
Marguerite Duras
Lead
Benoît Magimel
Pierre Rabier
Benjamin Biolay
Dionys Mascolo
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
François Morland
EB
Emmanuel Bourdieu
Robert Antelme
Anne-Lise Heimburger
Mme. Bordes
PL
Patrick Lizana
Beauchamp
Shulamit Adar
Mme. Katz
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Emmanuel Finkiel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Memoir of War is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
